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Justice · 1946–1953

Robert H. Jackson

Served the 1946 through 1953 terms, taking part in 899 orally argued decisions and voting with the majority 63.6% of the time.

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1946–1953Terms
899Cases
63.6%With majority
179Dissenting votes

Vote profile

Majority 63.6%
Dissent 19.9%
Concurrence 7.0%

Shares of 899 recorded votes. Source: Supreme Court Database (SCDB), 2024 Release 01

Most recent cases

The last 25 decisions in which Robert H. Jackson cast a recorded vote, newest first.

Recent cases and Robert H. Jackson's vote in each.
CaseTermVote splitThis justice
Bentsen et al. v. Blackwell et al. 1953 9-0 Majority
Gordon et al. v. United States 1953 9-0 Majority
Jacobson, Administratrix, v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. 1953 9-0 Majority
General Electric Co. et al. v. Washington. 1953 9-0 Majority
Barber, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. Gonzales 1953 6-3 Majority
United States v. Harriss et al. 1953 5-3 Dissent
Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment et al. 1953 7-2 Dissent
Allen, Chairman, Twelfth Region Wage Stabilization Board, et al. v. Grand Central Aircraft Co. 1953 9-0 Majority
Galvan v. Press, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service 1953 7-2 Majority
United States v. Borden Company et al. 1953 7-0 Majority
United States v. Gilman 1953 9-0 Majority
Bolling et al. v. Sharpe et al. 1953 9-0 Majority
Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. 1953 9-0 Majority
Hernandez v. Texas 1953 9-0 Majority
Barsky v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York 1953 6-3 Majority
Linehan et al. v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor et al. 1953 7-0 Majority
Maryland Casualty Co. et al. v. Cushing et al. 1953 5-4 Majority
Brownell, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Singer 1953 5-3 Dissent
Alaska Steamship Co., Inc. v. Petterson 1953 6-3 Dissent
Sacher v. Association of the Bar of the City of New York et al. 1953 6-2 Majority
United States v. Dixon 1953 5-4 Dissent
Franklin National Bank of Franklin Square v. New York 1953 8-1 Majority
Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Virginia 1953 5-4 Majority
Miller Brothers Co. v. Maryland 1953 5-4 Majority
Thompson v. Lawson, Deputy Commissioner of the United States Bureau of Employees Compensation, et al. 1953 6-3 Majority

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